Abdominal support



Y s. H. CAMP.

ABDONHNAL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 18, 191

Patented June 7, H2L

ooonooooo errar SAB/FUEL E. lCLMP, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

ABDOMINAL SUPPGRT.

specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 'n lt.

Application led March 18, 1916. Serial No. 85,025.

- siding at Jackson, in the county of Jackson and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Abdominal Supports,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to abdominal supports and refers moreparticularly to an improved construction adapted for use either inconnection with a corset, or as a separate belt or support, or as` anarticle of manufacture to be sold as an attachment for corsets.

Among the objects of the invention are to provide a construction ofabdominal support which is both detachable and adjustable in such manneras to permit the wearer to conveniently put on and take oiJ the same,and to readily adjust the pressure exerted by the support; to provide aconstructionv of adjustment by which either light or strong pressure canbe applied at any predetermined part oi the support; to provide animproved construction in which the lacing or lacings are so arranged andproportioned that when a given pull is eX- ertedon the tightening strapit will produce agreatly increased pull on the front section, g1ving aneect similar to that produced by a block and tackle arrangement; toprovide an `abdominal support which is adapted in many instances toreplace trusses or the like; to provide a construction which willproperly support and reinforce the weak-v ened abdominal walls withoutinterfering with the normal movements of the body; and in general toprovide a new'and improved construction of the character referred to.The invention further resides in various features oit' construction andin such, details of arrangement and combination of parts as will morefully hereinafter appear.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a plan view showing an abdominal support embodying myinvention attached. to a corset;

Fig. 2 is a view showing the invention as applied to a support or belt;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective View showing one form of adjustablelacing; and

Fig. 4e is a view showing the tabs arranged as a separate article ofmanufacture.

Describing in detail the particular construction of my invention shownin the drawings, and referring irst to the construction shown in Fig. 2,A designates the back or main sectionof the support, and B and C theside or front sections, hereinafter referred to as the tab sections.These tab sections are secured to the main section by a lacingarrangement, the particular construction of which is more clearly shownin Fig. 3 and is as follows: One end D of the lace E is secured to astrap section F, the Jfree end of the strap section being secured by a Abuckle or similar device, and the lace then extends through an apertureG in the main section and through an aperture H in the tab section.After passing through the aperture H the lace is returned to the mainsection and passes through a second, series or row of apertures I. Themanner of lacing is such that the transversely-extending portions J donot move when the strap F is pulled to draw the sections A and C towardeach other. As the lacings are return-bent to extend a plurality oftimes across the space'between the edgesv ofthe sections, the movementof the strap member one inch will produce a lesser. movement of the tabsection toward the main section, thus giving an effect similar to thatproduced by a-block and tackle arrangement, and allowing a relativelygreat tension to be applied without the necessity of 'exerting anyextremely strong pull upon the strap member. While I have shown andvdescribed a single facing as being so arranged as to produce this effect, the invention in certain of its aspects is not limited to the useof a single lace.

In the construction shown in Fig. a; the tab sections B', instead oitbeing secured to a main section, are secured to relatively narrow stripsJ', which are adapted to be sold as an article of manufacture to beattached to corsets of variouszmakes, by sewing or otherwise attachingthe strips J to the body of the corset.

In the contsruction shown in Fig. 1, it will be noticed that the claspsor buttons K which secure together the forward edges L and L of the tabsections, are located so as to come at the front of the body andcorrespond in position substantially with the se curing members .Ii/i'.and M of the'corset. Also the strap members N and Ni are arranged tobuckle or be' otherwise secured at the front. This arrangement allowsthe combined corset and abdominal support to be conveniently applied,and avoids the necessity of the wearer stepping into either the corsetor the abdominal support or pulling the support over the head.

Where only a slight pressure is desired the strap member F maybe formedof elastic material or a portion of the sections J may be so formed.While this arrangement would be satisfactory where the support was usedin cases of obesity, it is not advisable if'the support is to be used incases of hernia or the like where the safety of the person wearing thesupport i`s directly dependent on the support staying in position. In`such cases the strap is perfectly non-elastic and is buckled orotherwise secured at the lower abdomen.

art ofthe support, as shown in Fig. 4. buch arrangement not onlygenerally insures the support remaining in position but also produces alifting effect which greatly relieves the strain upon the walls of the Ahook or other suitable securing device R fastened to one of the sectionsmay also be employed for holding the support in proper position,particularly where vthe support is worn by thin people; this catch beinglooped around one or more strands of the lacing or otherwise secured tohold the support and the strap in proper position.

Various other changes in the detailsof constructions can be made withinthe scope of my invention, and I therefore do not desire to limit theinvention except as specified in the appended claims.

What I claim as my invention is l. A support, comprising a main sectionand a tabsect-ion, one of which has one row of eyelets and the other ofwhich has two rows of eyelets, adjustable connections between saidsections comprising a lacing adapted to be looped through one row ofeyelets on one of said sections and through two rows of eyelets on theother of said sections, and a fastening member `positioned outside ofsaid sections and secured to said lacing, said fastening memberextending toward the front of the support and adapted when drawn forwardto pull the tab section rearwardly toward the main section so as toexert pressure at predetermined portions of the support. j

2. A support, comprising two adjoining sections respectively providedwith eyelets, a lacing engaging said eyelets to adjustably connect saidsections, and a tensioning member for said lacing secured to one of saidsections and adjustable thereupon to vary the tension, said lacingcomprising a continuous member having an engagement with certain of theeyelets of one of the sections restraining it against free movement andvplurality of portions, restrained against ad.

justment relative to one of said sections and alternating portionsextending back and -forth between the two sections andfreely adjustablerelative` thereto, said alternating portions being further extendedtothe te nsioning member and attached to the same.

4. A support, comprising two adjoining sections, a lacing connected tosaid sections and a tensioning member for said lacing secured to one ofsaid sections and adjustable thereupon to vary the,tension, said lacinghaving a plurality of extensions to said tensioning member, a pluralityof portions having an engagement with one of said sections restrainingthem. against adjustment relative thereto and portions adjoining saidextensions extending back and forth between thesections and freelyadjustable relative thereto, and means carried by the section engaged bythe tensioning member restraining one of said extensions againstdeflection.v

5. A support comprising two adjacent sections respectively provided witheyelets, a lacing engaging said eyelets to adjustably connect saidsections, said lacing having a loop therein extending from the eyeletsof one section, and a member to which said loopy is freely movablyconnected, adjustably engaging the other of said sections to place atension on said lacing.

6. A support comprising two adjacent sections respectively provided witheyelets, a lacing engaging the eyelets to adjustably connect saidsections, said lacing having a loop therein extending from the eyeletsof one section, and a member adjustably engaging the other of saidsections having an eyelet through which said loop freely mov- SAMUEL H1CAMP.

